You might say I’ve been a little bit off the map the past couple weeks.  The last time I checked in, I was finishing up the final stages of my marathon training cycle, preparing for the amazing North Olympic Discovery Marathon in hopes of crushing my marathon PR time of 3:59:55.  Fast forward a couple weeks, it’s now the night before my ‘A’ race, marathon number 12, and my first 26.2 since Tulsa in November.  And, the result is in…yeah, the unthinkable happened.  My time on the race results tomorrow will read…DNS. DNS in the world of running/triathlon/racing is a dreaded a ..read more

Motivational Music Monday on a Tuesday It’s the start of another week and time for Motivational Music Monday coming to you on Tuesday (in a couple of timezones) for the 44th edition in the series.  Tuesday is not a normal writing day for me, at least not for the past couple of months, as it’s designated speed training day.  And, after a full day, commute, speed training ranging from 400 meter interval to 3×2 miles strength runs, there’s no time for the website.  I should be running a double 5K today but instead I’m writing.  There has been a change so let’s get to the ..read more

Greetings! In addition to maybe writing a post or two once in a while to keep the blog alive, I’ve also been thinking about what training plan I should adopt for my next marathon cycle.  You would think after having done a few 26.2’s I would have a good idea of how this marathon training works.  The reality, for me at least, is that every cycle is different and there are so many variables to consider.  I have been attempting to prioritize some of the key factors that I want to consider for my next marathon. Last year was the year of a lot of marathons and so the focus was never ..read more

It has now been over a month since the last Motivational Music Monday post!  I sense a trend and need to get back on point and on schedule!  I’ve been taking a bit of a rest break since our escapades at the Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa.  Apparently that has extended to blogging as well as running.  I’ve also had a few technical issues with the site and the articles are still not posting in the WordPress reader.  Hopefully support will be able to figure it out soon. It’s that busy time of the year but while I have no upcoming race on the calendar, I know many of you lini ..read more

Just over two weeks ago, Wifey and I headed to plains of the American Midwest for our final race of 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  So before the memories of another 26.2 miles (or in this case 26.8’ish miles) fade too far I best get on with The Williams Route 66 Marathon Recap.  This was my 11th marathon overall in my 8th State with Oklahoma joining the ranks of Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Our trip to Tulsa was a relatively short racecation.  We headed out on the Friday before the Sunday race and returned on Monday morning.   ..read more

The Monthly Goals Check – October is, arguably, almost on time this month!  Barely a week into November and the look back at the month before is ready to publish.  I think next year I might make a goal of not writing a monthly post about goals. This is the monthly series where I actually go back to the turn of year and take a look at the goals I set for the next 12 months and review how things are coming along.  Or, alternatively the What The #$%! Was I Thinking Back Then update.  Y’all realize these goals are set at or around New Years Eve so that might explain a coup ..read more

A new first, Motivational Music Monday on Happy Hour Friday!  Well it gives us something to chat about before we head into the weekend.  And, for the runners maybe another tune or two to add to the playlists.  So, why Friday this week?  Well, you might have noticed that you haven’t noticed any of my posts recently due to a bit of a WordPress technical glitch.  Based on my goofy test post from Wednesday it seems that the issue may now be resolved.  Funnily enough that post was actually quite well received and one of my more popular articles in recent times! Ho ..read more

Monthly Goals Check – August or alternatively “Why the heck is the monthly goals post for August coming out now?!” Well, I actually finished this a couple weeks ago but had it sitting in the drafts folder waiting for the final read-through.  But, this turned into a very sad week for us with the passing of my Mother-In-Law, Joyce.  While doing all I can to support my wife, I’ve also had my own thoughts and sadness and have needed time to reflect. It’s hard to figure out what is appropriate…writing upbeat posts about running, music, coffee, beer, racecations, travel, sports, and ..read more

A few Missoula Marathon Final Thoughts that didn’t quite fit into the race recap – I guess this is like the editors cut bonus content that they used to put on DVDs…do we still use DVDs? I best go ask my son because I’m pretty sure we’re supposed to stream everything and all we need to know is on YouTube  But, my race reports are not on YouTube just yet, but hey, that’s not a bad idea…hmmm. Getting to the point, we had such a great racecation to Missoula last month, I wanted to share a few more quick points about this great race.  My full recap of this event was posted a couple ..read more

It has been over 2 weeks since I crossed the finish line of my fourth marathon of 2016 so it is time to get cracking on the report and finish the Missoula Marathon Recap.  The Missoula Marathon was my 9th overall full marathon and State number 7 on the (very long way to go) quest across the US!  It was also my 3rd marathon in under 3 months to meet the qualifying criteria for the Marathon Maniacs and 2nd in 3 weeks after Rock ‘N Roll Seattle last month.  With that perspective, I was never expecting a PR but I was hoping for a better experience than I had in Seattle in June ..read more